Publisher: HQ
Release date: 29 January 2026
Back cover blurb: Mack and Hailey Evans are on the cusp of living the American Dream. Established careers, two beautiful children, and a new house on a coveted lakefront estate. But modern life is expensive, so the anonymous payments they start to receive are spent before they know it. Could this money be from Mack's estranged father? Or one of Hailey's clients? Does it really matter? Then they discover that this mysterious benefactor expects a return on their investment. How far will the couple have to go to pay them back? As it turns out, the best things in life are not free. And the price is far steeper than they could have imagined …
Though some might argue it's obvious, to me there were still a lot of unanswered questions...
Mack and Hailey are happily married. Whatever that means... with two young daughters and a dog. They are a couple that appear to have it all.
A fancy house in the most desirable part of town, the ultimate professional careers; Hailey a hot shot divorce lawyer and Mack a highly respected University professor.
But nothing is ever as perfect as it seems on the outside, and Mack is silently fighting an harassment battle claim that his wife knows nothing about. Hailey, the most difficult case of her career to date.
Then, all of their dreams seemingly come true when a cheque comes through the mail, unidentifiable. Mack only hesitates for the smallest moment before casing it, thinking it will buy him some time should the unthinkable happen and he loses his job.
Mack assumes its a one off, maybe a mistake, but the cheques keep coming, whilst everything around him continues to fall apart.
And then the threats start.
Pay back the money that's been cashed, or things will get nasty. And no one wants that...
Very Slowly All at Once is available to pre-order now via Amazon online and all good book shops.
Thank You to the publishers who approved my request via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.